Freedom leads Midwestern with 8 first-team all-conference picks
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | 1:33 AM
Freedom’s Zach Rosa and Cody Ross earned MVP honors and four teammates were named first-team all-conference Tuesday in the Midwestern Conference.
Rosa, a senior quarterback and defensive back, earned first-team honors on both side of the ball. Freedom’s Nick Dinardo was selected first-team as both a kicker and punter.
Freedom received eight first-team selections and co-champion Mohawk had seven. Mohawk’s Tim McCutcheon was name the Class 2A conference’s coach of the year.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Player, School, Position, Grade
Coulton Cunningham, Ellwood City, offensive line, senior
Tanner Boyer, Freedom, offensive line, senior
Parker Lyons, Mohawk, offensive line, senior
Joe Antuono, Neshannock, offensive line, sophomore
Jarrett Speer, Riverside, offensive line, senior
Zach Rosa, Freedom, quarterback, senior
Nick Wheeler, Mohawk, quarterback, senior
Braydon Cameron, Mohawk, running back, senior
Lemarcus Cleckley, Riverside, running back, senior
Jake Pail, Freedom, wide receiver/running back, senior
Nathan McCutcheon, Mohawk, wide receiver, senior
Nick Dinardo, Freedom, kicker, senior
Jacob Francona, New Brighton, specialist, junior
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Player, School, Position, Grade
Parker Lyons, Mohawk, defensive line, senior
Coulton Cunningham, Ellwood City, linebacker, senior
Cody Ross, Freedom, linebacker, senior
Hunter Faulk, Mohawk, linebacker, junior
Braydon Cameron, Mohawk, linebacker, senior
Zach Altenbaugh, Western Beaver, linebacker, junior
Zach Rosa, Freedom, defensive back, senior
Ashton Fath, New Brighton, defensive back, senior
Jacob Francona, New Brighton, defensive back, junior
Lemarcus Cleckley, Riverside, defensive back, senior
Nick Dinardo, Freedom, punter, senior
Offensive MVP: Zach Rosa, Freedom
Defensive MVP: Cody Ross, Freedom
Coach of the Year: Tim McCutcheon, Mohawk
Chris Harlan is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Chris at charlan@tribweb.com or via Twitter @CHarlan_Trib.
Tags: Ellwood City, Freedom, Mohawk, New Brighton, Riverside, Shenango
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